Writer Russ Juskalian's story on cryptomnesia had a lot of readers talking—specifically, about our use of "unconscious" over "subconscious" when discussing the practice of copying other people's work ...

It’s similar to suppression vs. repression. And this fairly subtle contrast is worth expanding upon. When you suppress an impulse or desire you’re forcing it down, below the level of awareness. But ...

For philosophical guidance on encounters with technology, open a support ticket via email; or register and post a comment below. Sometime in the early 2000s, I came across an essay in which the author ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) has made remarkable strides in recent years, with large language models (LLMs) able to generate text, answer questions, and even participate in complex conversations. But ...

I just finished the book "The User Illusion", by Tor Nørretranders. It was one of the most interesting books I've ever read, and mostly (among other interesting topics) deals with "Consciousness". I ...